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Malayalam and Maori


Maori and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
10  
2

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)  
Hello  

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)  
Night pai  

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)  
Morning pai  

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)  
Tēnā  

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)  
Aroha mai  

Bye
വിട (viṭa)  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
19
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Mappila  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
India  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
17
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
France, kerala  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million  
33
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
malayalam  
maori  

German Name
Malayalam  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Malayali  
Māori people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1814  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Malayalam  
Maori  

Language Position
29  
27
26  
24

Signed Forms
Signed Malayalam  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ml  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
mal  
mao  

ISO 639 3
mal  
mri  

ISO 639 6
mal  
mri  

Glottocode
mala1464  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Malayalam and Maori Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malayalam and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malayalam and Maori Speaking population

Malayalam and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malayalam and Maori on Malayalam vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Maori Language Codes

Malayalam and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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